POS0061-PARE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL TO PROMOTE HEALTH IN FIBROMYALGIA FOR THE SUBWAY IN THE CITY OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
Authors: L. Couto, A. Lira, M. Antunes, M. Pinheiro, I. M. B. De Souza, A. Cruz, P. Januário, A. Pasqual Marques
Journal: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (2023)

<h3>Background</h3> The recommendations reviewed by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) for the management of fibromyalgia indicate the importance of combining pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. In addition, these guidelines highlight that the initial non-pharmacological strategy should be patient education centered on the process of adapting and coping with fibromyalgia in quality of life. <h3>Objectives</h3> Develop and validate an educational material to promote health in fibromyalgia and disseminate it to the community in the subway of São Paulo - SP, Brazil. <h3>Methods</h3> For the construction of educational material for dissemination, the following steps were followed: Step 1: Identification of the needs of individuals with fibromyalgia and health professionals in which a qualitative research was carried out, through a focus group (a group of patients with fibromyalgia and another of health professionals). Twelve individuals with fibromyalgia and 10 health professionals in Brazil were invited to participate. The group meeting sought to identify, through the participants' speech, what are the needs and problems reported by individuals with fibromyalgia and the possibilities of guidance by an interdisciplinary team of professionals to meet the needs and solve the problems. Qualitative data were analyzed using the content analysis method proposed by Bardin. The construction of the educational material used the Paulo Freire method, which began with an important survey to identify the primary needs of the participants so that they could be worked on so that, subsequently, the awareness process would take place. The researchers developed educational material containing information that was listed by individuals with fibromyalgia and health professionals. The educational material was made in online format. <h3>Results</h3> The educational material was developed based on the contents proposed in the previous phases and is shown in Figure 1. <h3>Conclusion</h3> The present study can contribute to the dissemination of educational strategies that promote health in fibromyalgia, for patients and for community, in order to disseminate scientific knowledge about the syndrome. <h3>References</h3> [1]Antunes MD, Couto LA, Bertolini SMMG, Rocha Loures FCN, Schmitt ACB, Marques AP. of interdisciplinary health education programs for individuals with fibromyalgia: A systematic review. Journal of Education and Health Promotion. 2021;10(64):1-8. Doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4103%2Fjehp.jehp_592_20 [2]Antunes MD, Schmitt ACB, Marques AP. Amigos de Fibro (Fibro Friends): development of an educational program for the health promotion of fibromyalgia patients. Primary Health Care Research &amp; Development. 2022;23(e44):1–7. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423621000773 [3]Antunes MD, Schmitt ACB, Marques AP. Amigos de Fibro (Fibro Friends): Validation of an Educational Program to Promote Health in Fibromyalgia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19(9):e5297. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095297 [4]García-Ríos MC, Navarro-Ledesma S, Tapia-Haro RM, Toledano-Moreno S, Casas-Barragán A, Correa-Rodríguez M, et al. Effectiveness of health education in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 2019;55(2):301–13, 2019. Doi: https://doi.org/10.23736/S1973-9087.19.05524-2 [5]Macfarlane GJ, Kronisch C, Dean LE, Atzeni F, Häuser W, Fluß E, et al. EULAR revised recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2017;76(2):318-328. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209724 <h3>Acknowledgements</h3> This study was financed in part by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel – Brazil (CAPES) – Finance Code 001 <h3>Disclosure of Interests</h3> None Declared.